Difference between 738 and 319
 

My regular flight is switching from a 319 to a 738. Is there any real difference? The seat map looks the same.

It's 419. (I'm here all week. Have you tried the fish?)

Are these the two?

319: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Del...irbus_A319.php

738: http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Del..._737-800_A.php

The 738, versus the 73H, have overhead TVs rather than in-seat entertainment (see the 'video' details on the 738 link). Either way, it's better than the zero entertainment the 319s have.

And maybe this is just a personal thing, but the engines in the 319 seem very, very loud than what I experience on other planes. I cringe any time I have a flight coming up on one of these, and make double sure my noise cancelling headphones are fully charged.

I'd personally say you just experienced an equipment upgrade.

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There is no entertainment on the 319 vs overhead/inseat entertainment on the 738. There is also 1 fewer row of F compared to the 738 (319: 12F, 738 16F).

IF in Y the bulkhead on the 319 is a curtain giving great legroom if you can snag the seat, the 738 bulkhead is cramped.

The 319 is a little bit wider overall which makes it feel a little less cramped.

Except for lack of IFE, I much prefer the 319... The seats seem wider in Y. The 738 seems a bit more cramped.

I would echo these sentiments about the A319 - the engines (and the A320, IMHO) always seem louder than the 737 planes. The bulkhead row is better in the A319 since it is only a curtain, and the exit rows are fairly similar in terms of legroom. The A319/20 seats feel a little wider as well. If I had to choose, I would always want the 737 planes over the A319.

I also prefer the 319/320 for the more spacious feel inside the cabin. I wouldn't classify the difference as significant but it is noticeable to the frequent traveler

IFE isn't a consideration as I stopped relying on DL to entertain me, excluding WiFi, years ago. I would not advise planning a trip based on IFE (potential broken IFE or equip swap)

I find the F seats on the 319 to be terribly uncomfortable, while the Y seats are better than those on the 738.

Aren't the overheads bigger too?

They seem to be - especially in the front as the 738 curves in around row 3. A standard rollaboard seems to have trouble fitting in the overhead above rows 1,2 because of the curve.

Funny, I find it to be exactly the opposite: the 738's seem louder to me than the A32x family.